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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnits

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱ(o)nids (nit, louse egg) Cognate with Ancient Greek κονίς (konís, nit, insect egg) Old Irish sned (nit)

Noun

*hnits f

  1. nit, louse egg

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *hnits (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *hnits *hnitiz
vocative *hnit *hnitiz
accusative *hnitų *hnitunz
genitive *hnitiz *hnitǫ̂
dative *hniti *hnitumaz
instrumental *hnitē *hnitumiz

Descendants

  • Old English: hnitu
  • Old Saxon: *hnitu
    • Middle Low German: nete
  • Old Dutch: *nitu
  • Old High German: niz, hniz
    • Middle High German: niz, nizze
  • Old Norse: gnit
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